An Interview With Jay Petervary | Salsa Cycles via @salsacycles

JayP: Funny you ask that because I often say my adventure racing background has really built who I am today. The approach, practice, and theories of competitive AR is very raw but is also very analytical (if you’re not too sleep deprived). Things like traveling lightweight in the AR world are simply that - I never carried a sleeping system or more than rain gear for warmth, ever! In AR racing you did not go through towns to resupply, you came across your Rubbermaid box in the woods that had all your food (Ensure) and equipment for the four to seven days the event would take you. If you got cold you worked harder to stay warm (or hugged your teammate) and if you got sleepy your teammate’s job was to try and snap you out of it, or at least keep you safe. And if the whole team was so nonfunctional from sleep deprivation we would all lay on each other forming a puppy pile, cov...